USD Transition Resources
The purpose of the transition program is to better prepare each student for life after they leave high school. Transition Program are designed to facilitate from age 14 to 22 USDB students as they transition from high school to Community College, University, other post-secondary trainings, and the world of work. The program offers each student the support and information to make appropriate career choices. The Transition program provides online career assessment, career counseling, Career Preparation Class, job coaching, job placement services (On-Campus Work Experience and Off-Campus Work Experience), access to Career Fairs, College Presentations, Financial Aid workshops, and Senior Transition Day. The juniors and seniors go on field trips to local Community Colleges, Universities, Job Training sites, Career Fairs/Expos, and College Fairs. Transition program striving to assure each student will become an independent lifelong learner.
Transition Resources
- Online College Guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students: https://www.intelligent.com/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-student-online-college-guide/
- World of Work: https://www.worldofwork.net/
- Gallaudet Info to Go: https://www3.gallaudet.edu/clerc-center/info-to-go/transition.html
- Resources For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing College Students https://www.collegeconsensus.com/resources/college-life/tools-for-students-with-hearing-impairments/
- NASDSE has some great resources. (Chapter 7; Specifically Page 58)
- MapIt – https://dcmp.org/learn/538-map-it-teacher-curriculum
- From Connecticut – Student Transition Resources (STR) studenttransitionresources.org
- National Deaf Center https://www.nationaldeafcenter.org/resources
- ECC for Deaf and Hard of Hearing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KQM5KFgmoeYg1nJPY5U0kaxjrNHSwaiM/view?usp=sharing
- National Employment Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – https://www.nad.org/nerc/
- #DeafAtWork –https://www.nad.org/resources/deafatwork/
- 92 ASL Resources to Improve Inclusion for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students – https://collegeeducated.com/resources/asl-resources-for-students/